RCMP confirm Silverton stabbing 'targeted, not a random, attack'
Silverton has a listed population of 195 people. However, B.C.’s second-smallest municipality looked more like the province’s biggest city after two adult males were stabbed during a targeted attack Sunday in Silverton. RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment said, “this incident is believed to be a targeted, not a random, […]
Kimberley couple in Calgary hospital after grizzly bear attack
Two experienced hikers are lucky to be alive after being attack by a female grizzly bear near Kimberley Sunday. The man and woman are in a Calgary hospital after the attack. Media reports saidy conservation officers speculate the couple, out for a walk, stumbled on the mother grizzly and cubs near a deer kill next to a creek....
Rekindle and more this week
This Saturday, December 1st marks the19th Annual Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas! Come visit the brightest little ski town in the Kootenays and get in the yuletide spirit! Old favorites include having photos taken with Santa by Larry Doel, drinking some Christmas cheer, singing some carols and buying your Christmas tree ...
Advent celebration awakens 'reason for the season' at Sacred Heart
Ruth Dubois loved the Christmas season and all that it entailed. However, the long time Rosslander and Parishioner of Sacred Heart Parish was finding that the closer December 25th came, the more busy she was becoming with concerts, parties, shopping. "It was hard to stay focussed on what Christmas is really about", she says. ...
Local Energy Heroes
“…the basic cause of the energy crisis is not scarcity, it is moral ignorance and weakness of character. We don’t know how to use energy or what to use it for. And we cannot restrain ourselves. Our time is characterized as much by the abuse and waste of human energy as it is by the […]
UPDATED: Drugs may have been factor in Silverton armed robbery/assault
Update as of 4:17 p.m. Monday: Police say the two victims of an armed assault in a Silverton residence Sunday morning are both local males (names and ages have not yet been released). RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel said it appears that one of the two victims was known to one of the four alleged […]
Saints rally past Eastern Washington to stretch win streak to 11
The Selkirk Saints rallied back from a second-period deficit to edge the Eastern Washington University Eagles 5-3 in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey Saturday night at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The win extended Selkirk’s BCIHL-record streak for wins to start a season to 11 and maintained the Saints’ tight grip on first place in the league standings. […]
B.C. Coroner's inquest recommendations
A seven-member jury spent most of Saturday at the Nelson Courthouse determining what recommendations to hand down at the B.C. Coroner’s inquest into the death of swift water search and rescue volunteer Sheilah Lorraine Wheeler Sweatman. Below is the detailed list of those recommendations from the B.C. Coroner’s inquest at the Nelson Courthouse November 19-24 […]
Critters with Claus for Christmas - this Sunday only!
Kids and Santa are all well and good this time of year, but why not take it that extra-special step and get your pets photographed with Santa this holiday season? Or even get a new pet to add holiday delight to your household year-round. And it’s not just for fluffy puppies – bring your iguana […]
Nelson Food forced to shut doors due to run on hampers, public urged to help
It’s a sign of times and its finally reached Nelson. Major Yvonne Borrows of the Salvation Army was forced to close the food bank due to an overwhelming demand on the 601 Vernon Street location. “The recent HungerCount 2012 report revealed the number of people in B.C. using Food Banks has gone up, which is […]
